Pruss that is the version I just finished he is a very good narrator be sure to listen to the part after the end on the history ofhobbits it's good
Who-All Reads While They Smoke
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Sometimes I get lazy and don't feel like reading, so I resort to watching the "Thug Notes" summary and analysis of some books. :mrgreen:
(from Napkin Note productions, and featuring comic Greg Edwards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oU0PtX85DY
(from Napkin Note productions, and featuring comic Greg Edwards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oU0PtX85DY
I read these forums while smoking haha. Or I do homework. I haven't had much free time to read, though.
"Dead-tree" books and the Kindle do indeed get a workout when smoking. Manuals that are heavy graphics are read on the iPad.
All you folks that do not utilize an e-reader are missing out. This is especially true when traveling. I load a months worth of books when going abroad. While I miss the smell of the ink and tactile feel of turning a page, I do not miss the bulk and weight in my bags.
All you folks that do not utilize an e-reader are missing out. This is especially true when traveling. I load a months worth of books when going abroad. While I miss the smell of the ink and tactile feel of turning a page, I do not miss the bulk and weight in my bags.
I may be in a minority here but I rarely read and smoke. I do have a kindle fire HD and read a lot but it is unusual for me to combine them both. I prefer radio, TV or silence. I tend to drift away into my own world when smoking my pipe and find concentrating on one thing hard. Now walking the dog and smoking I love. Especially in the colder days. Not sure why.
For me, actively decoding the symbols into words while reading actually gets me closer to the story. Passively listening to someone read aloud doesn't give me that "being there" feeling.
Also, it's interesting that whenever reading comes up, so many pipe smokers happen to be reading something by Tolkien. That's cool. CS Lewis is probably rolling over in his grave saying, "I should have made the Pevensie kids all pipe smokers." :D
Also, it's interesting that whenever reading comes up, so many pipe smokers happen to be reading something by Tolkien. That's cool. CS Lewis is probably rolling over in his grave saying, "I should have made the Pevensie kids all pipe smokers." :D
I used to read a lot. Now I prefer to cruise the forum or look at all those beautiful estate pipes I will never own on ebay while I enjoy sipping a Crown Royal on the rocks. To each their own.
I use the Kindle reader in my Samsung Galaxy and am totally spoiled. I can no longer read a regular book because the lighting is so much better and I can increase the font. I also love being able to download a new book in seconds and not bothering with the library or book stores. I go through stretches when I will read for a few months, read everything my favorite authors have written, then take a few months off waiting for them to catch up and produce more books. If I am not reading a book, I am reading the forums and other web sites so I am always reading something when I smoke my pipes.
I usually just think/meditate while smoking but I often read my Kindle. It might sound like heresy for an English scholar to have a Kindle, and I felt a little guilty about it at first, but when you consider you can have the equivalent of an entire library in one hand, well, that made the decision for me. And it is frankly easier to read.
When I smoke, I'm almost always reading if I'm not writing. Lately it has been more of the latter, and I need to catch up on my reading. (On a Kindle, as well!)
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Yep,
HB is a Bob Runowski blend.
He was a Morley fanatic,
C&D also makes his blend, Morley's Best.
He posted on the pipe forums as Morleysson and some of his old posts are preserved, very much worth reading!
I wish I would had met him, not only is he known as the Lord of Burley,
but he also sometimes used Allen Ginsberg as his avatar!
My kind of guy!
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-news/broken-pipe-bob-runowski/
I've been trying to hunt down a can of Blur Boar to smoke in his honor,
he rated it highly.
I love reading while I smoke, I prefer more of a mystery then anything else. Which if you love mystery you're going to love Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and if one were to like Sherlock Holmes then they would also have to like Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. He is essentially the same character as our beloved Holmes however Doyle realized a dectective that used deductive reasoning would be far more effective then one who solely used Inductive Reasoning.
I also very much enjoy The Lord of The Rings and Hobbit books. Harry Potter is another series I like to read whilst smoking.
Then I also will read anything my great grandfather gives me, he has expanded my library by hundreds of books. Everytime I see him he gives me more books
some of my favorites he gives me are autobiographies and biographies, he also however brings me Westerns and Historical books which I also treasure. I will read just about anything and everything.
I also like to watch movies whilst smoking.
I also very much enjoy The Lord of The Rings and Hobbit books. Harry Potter is another series I like to read whilst smoking.
Then I also will read anything my great grandfather gives me, he has expanded my library by hundreds of books. Everytime I see him he gives me more books
some of my favorites he gives me are autobiographies and biographies, he also however brings me Westerns and Historical books which I also treasure. I will read just about anything and everything. I also like to watch movies whilst smoking.
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